KanCAT is a cloud-based CAT tool that combines translation memory, Kanban project management, and built-in invoicing in a single workspace. Free to start. No desktop install. No Alt-Tab.
Team management · Linguist reports · Built-in invoicing · Workflow checkpoints · GDPR compliant
Six stages. One board.
From the inquiry email to the paid invoice — every stage your PM works through, on one Kanban board.
Quote
Drop the file. KanCAT counts the words, weights the matches, and shows the exact price your client will see on the invoice.
Solo translator on Free can quote a file in under a minute — no project to spin up.
See file pre-parseAssign
Propose to three, the first accept auto-declines the rest, and the PO is attached to the assignment before work starts.
Solo translator skips this stage — work is auto-assigned the moment a task is created.
Vendor proposals + PO gateTranslate
Import your old Trados and MemoQ memories on day one. Translators get matches, glossary hits, and tag insertion in the browser — no installs.
Solo translator on Free gets the same editor with 10,000 TM segments and 300 glossary terms.
Inside the CAT editorQA / Review
MQM categories and severities sit on the segment itself. One click returns the task to the translator — the issues come along.
Solo translator self-reviews with the same MQM categories — export the quality report to your client.
MQM scoring + dashboardDeliver
Export in the original format, the task walks itself into Accounting, and the email trail stays on the task.
Solo translator hits Export and the original format goes back — invoice already half-drafted.
Export + auto-advanceInvoice
Batch-invoice up to 50 completed tasks at once with PO references, weighted-word lines, and the same INV number on the client and vendor sides.
Solo translator: 3 invoices/month on Free, unlimited on Starter — same weighted-word breakdown as the big agencies.
Built-in invoicingHow it works
No setup calls. No onboarding videos. Three steps and you are translating.
Sign up, add your language pairs and clients — takes under 2 minutes, no credit card.
Import files into the CAT editor. Move project cards through your Kanban board as work progresses.
Convert completed tasks to PDF invoices. Your translation memory grows with every confirmed segment.
Pricing
Free plan available forever. No credit card for freelancer plans.
Professional translation tools, zero cost.
Everything a working translator needs. No limits that matter.
No credit card required
Your agency's first real TMS. Replaces spreadsheets, Trello, and email.
Credit card required at signup
Built right
KanCAT is built by translators who got tired of switching between five tools. Every feature earns its place.
Forever free plan — no expiry
Average workspace setup time
Audit event types tracked
Security issues closed pre-launch
Blog
How to generate professional invoices from translation tasks without copying word counts into a spreadsheet — and why your CAT tool should do it for you.
A purchase order gate before 'Done' means no translation ships without a matching PO. Here is why LSPs need it and how to set it up in KanCAT.
How translation agencies can measure output, quality scores, and on-time delivery per linguist — and surface those metrics without a BI tool.
KanCAT is the only free CAT tool online that includes translation invoicing software, Kanban project management, and a 95-event audit trail — all from one login. Freelancers get a fully functional translation management workspace at zero cost. Agencies get the localization workflow their team actually needs.